It was given a special reference to Efacec's international experience, concerning the installation of Automation Solutions and the Electric Network Management.

We were also present in a Poster Session with the theme "Electric Networks versus Standard Database Networks and Architectures - The plug and play Smart Network (Smart Grid)", as well as in the conferences presenting the theme "Substations New Roll in Distribution Network Management".

Efacec, participated in the "TECNOFIL 09" event which took place between 17^th and 20^th June 2009, in the Lisbon International Trade.

The TECNOFIL 09, International Trade of Industry, Technology and Innovation, during this edition integrated 3 fairs, one of them was ENDIEL – Meeting for Electric and Electronic Sector Development, where Efacec was part of the organization committee. The TECNOFIL took place in parallel with "4^th edition of Innovation Days".

Efacec was present with its own booth, where presented the products and services of its business units, as well as in the EDP booth, dedicated to the InovGrid project, presenting the Demonstration Project.

Within the scope of Demonstration Project, The Efacec Automation business unit presented its solution for Smart Grids, the SmartGate.

Among all invited guests we had opportunity to receive, we can highlight the visit of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Humberto Delgado Ubach Chaves Rosa, who visited the Demonstration Project of the InovGrid project, as well as the Efacec both.

Efacec participated in MOBI.E, the official ceremony of support infrastructure for Electrical Mobility. The event took place in Lisbon, in the Pavilhão de Portugal, during 22^nd June 2009.

This event counted on the presence of the Prime Minister José Sócrates, as well as the Minister for Economy and Innovation and the Minister for Environment.

This initiative of the Portuguese state relies on EDP and Intelli in order to manage the support infrastructure. The industry partners, led by Efacec, included also EDP Inovação, Novabase, Critical Software and CEIIA – Centre for the Excellency and Innovation on the Mobility Industry.

Efacec presented an innovative and patented electrical load system, which development was in charge of Transports Unit.

The Automation Unit was also present with its SCADA solution for the electric power distribution infrastructure management. We also presented the SmartGate, a compact solution for automation and management of Supply Networks within the scope of Electrical Mobility, being able to control the Transformation Stations within the scope of Intelligent Networks (Smart Grids).

Within the context of Electrical Mobility, the SmartGate generates a set of supply stations electric motor vehicles, implementing the features of station state monitoring, monitoring of each vehicle load process, mainly at the level of user identification, power metering used during the load process, the process duration, beyond the power, voltage and current measurement.

Due to its versatility, the SmartGate performs as well the RTU features for the Transformation Station and the power metering concentrator of the low voltage network, within the scope of intelligent networks (Smart Grids), in which may coexists domestic and industrial consumers, as well as the independent micro producers.

The SmartGate interact with the user commercial management system of the Electrical Mobility infrastructure, as well as with the distribution network management system that supplies the network of supply centrals.